I took Elias to get weighed at our local chemist today. The little fatty weighed in at 10kg!!! He also measures 75 cm in length! According to the growth charts in both height and weight he is bigger than 75% of all babies the same age as him. My little baby is turning into a big boy.
My dad offered some supportive words tonight;
I’d rather too big then little. At least you can always put him on a diet.
<3
So my mum has gotten me into the cake decorating trend. She has been spoiling me rotten by booking me into a cake decorating classes.
The below cake is the final product from the first class called “cake covering”. Considering it was the first time I had touched fondant, I think I did OK.
Unfortunately the cake tasted like chicken (no seriously it did) because I used canola oil that had already been used for frying chicken. IDIOT I KNOW. One slice was eaten before it was thrown in the bin.
Yesterday I decided to give the dragonfly recipe from the planetcake book a whirl.
Thankfully they do not taste like chicken. I was a bit messy with the ganache and struggled with the wings as I did not have a heart shape cutter, but all in all, I think I did OK.
We are booked into another class next weekend – 2 teir cakes. If mine turns out better than this I will be happy.
I made these delish little biscuits the other day (recipe). I like this photo as it looks like the biscuit is speaking :D
No 1. Earth day paper from AlphaMom. I am looking forward to when Elias is old enough to do craft. I am not too skilled in that area, and feel a bit lame doing kids craft just for me.
No 2. So I am very behind the times with this one but – Free art! So many cute pictures. So little printer ink.
No 3. Cupcakes. I have been a bit cupcake obsessed lately. The above are my new favourites. So cute!!
No 4. Felt animal mobile. And just felt animals in general. As previously mentioned me + craft = fail. I currently have felt sitting on my dining table for a monkey design and I just can’t get started. Gah!
No 5. Monkey tattoo design! Heh. I can hear my mum freaking out now. Don’t worry. I’d chicken out anyway.
So Elias started on solids this week. Wasn’t that an anti-climax? TV, books and other parents talk solids up as if it is SO much fun. If your idea of fun is smoshy food, spit, masses of filthy clothes and out right jaw locking food refusal – you really need to get out more.
Elias post carrot smosh. He did have a bib on. He flipped it around without me noticing.
P.S. Still would not trade being a mum for anything. Best. Job. Ever.
We would like to introduce our new family member Eeeeeeeva (think Wall-E). Well, I will at least be calling her Eeeeeva. Paul, the boring family member wants to call her car. Pfft.
She is a 96 Dihatsu Charade. 1.5L, 4 Cylinder. Her and Gi Joe (or BJ Joe, whichever is more appropriate at the time) our Commodore will be a good couple. She is a warm welcome to our family.
No 1. Art of Silver Necklace. I have seen these in a few other places for at least four times the price and minimal difference in quality. Check out the other items in this etsy store – they are beyond cute.
No 2. Butter Cream Frosting. I am no chef, cook.. whatever. But this recipe makes an awesome frosting for cupcakes. I made some cupcakes for Paul to take to work for St Patricks day using this recipe. Considering this was the first time I have ever frosted cupcakes like this – they looked rad. I wish I took a picture.
No 3. Ikea Antilop Highchair cushion. Paul and I purchased the ikea highchair on the weekend after much research on my behalf. I was thinking of just buying a cushion and sticking it down the back of the highchair until I saw this pattern. Now I just have to find A. A sewing Maching. B. Someone to sew. heh.
P.S. Re: highchair selection – I wanted the stokke tripp trapp before I saw this video. I’d prefer Elias not to have a cracked open skull so we decided to purchase the ikea highchair. Cheap. Hose-able. Realitively safe. Yay for research!
No 4. ABC Poster by Enna. This again – suitable for Elias’s jungle themed room. And sizable. SO many times I love something then find out that it is not much bigger than a postage stamp, but this is nice and big, and would look awesome above his change table.
No 5. Mabel & Lou Tote. I purchased this yesterday for a score. I had been looking at it for a nappy bag for what… 4 months? But it was just too expensive for me to justify. Then yesterday I went in for my usual bag daydream when I realise it had been marked down by 50%. SCORE. It is so soft, has a sholder strap and handles, it is the perfect size for nappies (and all my other junk) and is super cute. The picture does not do this bag any justice. I am lovin it.
This week marks 3 years since we purchased this house. Even though a few problems have appeared since then, we still love this house as much as the day we first saw it.
On our first inspection of the house, Paul and I were both like “wow, this is us”. And it is. It is little. It is odd shaped. It is poorly layed out. It is falling to bits in many places. It is impractical. But we both still love it to bits. It is a house representation of us. Our dreams. Our faults. Our life.
I am thankful that we have it. That we own it. That it is OURS. It is truly our home.
If anyone has a lazy $1.5-1.7 million laying around, feel free to buy me this farm. I’d love to have a free range/organic farm. I’d hate the climate in Tasmania but at least the chook poo wouldn’t smell.
The only real problem would be that chickens are birds, and I do not like birds… with all their flapping and squarking carry on. I suppose Paul can deal with the chickens. I will look after my 13 alpacas.
Don’t you just want to kiss his georgous little face? :D
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